Washington, April 3 -- The makers of James Bond have announced a new movie, however, the next actor to play 007, the agent with a license to kill, has not been decided yet, reported Variety.

The new owners of the franchise, Amazon MGM, spoke about their plans at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

"We are committed to honouring the legacy of this iconic character while bringing a fresh, exciting new chapter to audiences around the world alongside Amy [Pascal] and David [Heyman]," said the studio's executives Courtenay Valenti and Sue Kroll Wednesday night on stage at Caesars Palace, according to Variety.

"They're both in London getting started and couldn't be here tonight, but we wanted to thank them for what we know will make an incredible partne...